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WorkOS: Investing in Developer Infrastructure for Enterprise Readiness

WorkOS secures $100M Series C to eliminate the "enterprise readiness detour" that stalls SaaS and AI deals, offering developers a plug-in infrastructure layer — SSO, Directory Sync, RBAC and more — so companies can unlock enterprise sales in days rather than engineering it themselves over months.

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References, Backchannels, and the Risk of Outsourcing Judgment

Craft VP of Talent warns against letting references and backchannels override structured interview processes, explaining how early external input creates anchoring bias that undermines internal hiring judgment and organizational maturity.

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Investing in Upwind Security’s Series B, Triple Down!

Setting the standard for what comes next in cloud security

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Craft Ventures Opens Austin Office

Announcing our new office in Austin, TX.

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Building the Talent Engine: Beyond Your First Recruiter

Craft VP of Talent explains post-hire dynamics: first recruiter builds infrastructure but requires company-wide participation in sourcing and referrals, while Head of Talent role becomes critical when coordination breaks across multiple recruiters.

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Building the Talent Engine: Hiring Your First Recruiter

Craft VP of Talent shares framework for hiring first recruiter: invest in-house when hiring 1+ person monthly, saving $500K-$750K annually versus agencies while building scalable processes.

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Daylight Security: Investing in the Future of Managed Agentic Security Services

Craft Ventures leads Daylight Security's $33M Series A, backing AI-powered Managed Agentic Security Services that reduce alert volume by 90% and cut costs by 75% versus traditional MDR providers.

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Our Partnership with OpenEvidence: The Intelligence Layer for Modern Medicine

Craft invests in OpenEvidence, AI-powered medical search platform used daily by over half of U.S. physicians, powering 15M+ monthly clinical consultations and achieving 100% on US Medical Licensing Exam.Retry

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Why We Invested in Starbridge

Craft Ventures leads Starbridge.ai's $42M Series A to power AI-driven intelligence for state, local, and education (SLED) procurement, with 150+ customers since early 2025 launch. Retry.

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Inside Supabase’s Breakout Growth: Lessons Scaling to 4.5M+ Devs, Powering AI Coding & Vibe Coding

Supabase scales to 4.5M+ developers with community-first growth, achieving $5B Series E by focusing on database initialization as key activation event and serving two distinct developer segments.

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Inside Replit’s Breakout Growth: Lessons from $2.8M to $150M ARR

We're excited to share insights from Replit's incredible journey, growing from $2.8M to $150M ARR in under a year through product-led marketing systems that turned their AI coding agent launch into compounding growth.

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Why We Invested in ParadeDB

We’re thrilled to be leading ParadeDB’s Series A and supporting them as they build the next generation of search infrastructure on Postgres.

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Why We Invested in Xona Space Systems

Today we’re thrilled to announce Craft’s investment in Xona Space Systems’ Series B, which brings their total funding to $150M.

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Why We Invested In Cartwheel

Cartwheel raises $10M to make pro 3D character animation fast, accessible, and generative for all creators.

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Inside Supabase’s Product & Community Led Growth

Supabase grows with product-led and open-source strategy, now powering 3.5M+ databases and backed by $200M Series D.

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Why We Invested in Norm Ai

Norm Ai raises $48M to revolutionize compliance with AI, backed by top firms and industry leaders.

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Why We Invested in Vooma

Craft Ventures leads Vooma’s $13M Series A, fueling AI-powered automation to revolutionize freight logistics workflows.

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Why We Invested in Upwind Security… Again

Craft Ventures leads $100M Series A in Upwind Security, revolutionizing cloud security with an eBPF-driven platform.

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Why We Invested in Endeavor.ai

Endeavor.ai secures funding from Craft Ventures to transform manufacturing with AI, enhancing efficiency and growth.

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Why We Invested in Supabase

Craft Ventures co-led Supabase's $80M Series C. The Postgres-based platform helps developers build and scale apps quickly.

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Why We Invested in GreenLite

GreenLite raised $28.5M to streamline construction permitting, speeding up projects for brands like Chipotle and others.

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Why We Invested in Ragie

We invested in Ragie, a RAG-as-a-Service provider making it easier for developers to incorporate AI into their apps.

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Why We Invested in Onehouse

We’re excited to announce that Craft led the $35M Series B round in Onehouse, the universal data lakehouse platform.

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Buy and Build a New Playbook for AI Entrepreneurs

LLMs offer a chance to transform labor-intensive services. AI-forward operators can lead in legacy industries.

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